Where does “sildesalteri” come from?

sildesalteri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sild, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sildesalteri (Norwegian Nynorsk): herring saltery

Definitions

  1. herring saltery

Ancestry of “sildesalteri”, step by step

sildesalteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksildherring; Clupea harengus
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Norwegian Nynorsk salteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksalterisaltery
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk sild →